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Fury used to mean extreme anger. Now it seems to mean someone being a bit sad about something. Strange.This is a textbook Mail article. Anger at a muslim being involved in something the Mail doesn't approve of and getting on a high horse over something that isn't worth the effort one bit.

"FURY OVER POLICE XMAS SNUB: In previous years McDonalds has opened various branches on Christmas day to provide hot food to the brave essential workers who patrol our streets year round. This year the chain has decided to close all its branches leaving many paramedics and police officers without access to a warm meal."

Am I being dim here but doesn't this fall foul of the PCC Code 12 ii) Details of an individual's race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental illness or disability must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to the story.

What a dismal excuse for an article. Several pubs around where I live are opening for a few hours on Christmas Day, and have done for many years. None of them are run by Muslims, just people who recognise some of us might like to get out of the house for a bit.

This was taken from a local newspaper in Derby that gave a much more balanced take on the story. There were quotes from locals saying it was a good idea that maybe people of other faithes could use and quotes from McDonalds about serving people who have to work at Xmas.

What if, for example, this story was about Christian (or at least non-Muslim) managers who were brought in to cover Muslim staff who took a day off for Eid? I'm sure it would be something like 'Fury as Christians forced to work at McDonalds during Eid'. A no-win situation if there ever was one.

Many people are allone at Christmas so it's important for them to have places to go. Whilst I wouldn't choose MacDonald's, I'm sure there are plenty who would. Keeping such a place open might well be considered an act of religious charity.

The Mail Hack who wrote this does know that a lot of stuff is open as usual on Christmas Day otherwise the nation would grind to a halt, right? Or am I just irrationally applying logic and reason to a Mail article here...?

For once in my life I actually feel slightly better after reading the comments from DM readers below the story, they basically point out that pubs are always open, and who are we to tell anyone when they should have the day off. Someone even questions why they mention this 'Muslim manager' - and the comment is really well rated! Wow.